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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ullage

\UHL-ij\ refers to the empty or unfilled space in a bottle or container of a liquid.

Example1: The optimist drunkard sees the wine in the half-full bottle while the pessimist drunkard sees the ullage in the half-empty bottle.

Example2: The degree of thirst a man feels when he's lost in the desert is proportional to the ullage of his water cask.

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